I don't know where the "line" is on enforcement, and I doubt anyone else does. But a department which is satisfied on "stats" should be disbanded.
That would mean that most departments need to be disbanded. Cities, counties etc., are in desperate need of revenue because of demands and state/federal budget cuts. They say it's the only way they can pay the bills. My sister says there are times when they will rack their brains to come up with as many violations as possible (especially if it's somebody they have arrested or stopped before), so the stop generates more revenue. Sad but true.
Why?
There first has to be a violation before a ticket can be issued. Its not like anyone is claiming the violations are made up. There is no shortage of traffic offenses in NYC.
I don't know where the "line" is on enforcement, and I doubt anyone else does. But a department which is satisfied on "stats" should be disbanded.This attitude flys in the face of 'objective goals', where stats, actual 'counts' forms the basis of 'piecework' as a way-of-life in guaging production and productivity of any given individual.
Well, on second thought, maybe we should 'dumb down' larrrrrw enforcement too, to match publik edukashun's race to send tax payer dollars down the drain ...